So from the Wilderness of Kedemoth I sent messengers with an offer of peace to Sihon king of Heshbon, saying,
Whatever house you enter, begin by saying, ‘Peace to this house.’
Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,
But if you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go into the streets and declare,
When you approach a city to fight against it, you are to make an offer of peace.
As you enter the home, greet its occupants.
Kedemoth, and Mephaath—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
And Mordecai sent letters with words of peace and truth to all the Jews in the 127 provinces of the kingdom of Xerxes,